JWM Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Hi, Following post on F13 I promised to post my Junkerses. Now it will be W 34 in Luftawffe markings from Pardubice A.B.32 unit by MPM ("old tool" with vacu canopy etc. ). It is OOB (with only a few changies). The second one is deeply reshaped "W 34 on floats" (also by MPM) to became K 43fa, from LeLv 44, Hirviranta, Finish AF (in 1943, I think). This mashine (JU-127) survived the war and there are many photos of it available, revealing development of her camo with years. In my model main changies are in fuselege (it is lower by about 2 mm and flat from top), canopy is open, side windows are in different positions, gun is added etc.. All this would not be difficult if the surface was flat - but it was not flat... This is "Junkers style" surface. So it was a bit labour and results is not always perfect, but I like it. There are ski added. All this conversions are scratch build. This was a nice play... However - I have to admit, that green on K 43 is a too fresh, I am sorry for this mistake. I realized it too late - I visited very nice Helsinki museum of aviation in 2010, and this model I did in 2009. Perhaps one day I will find enough motivation to repaint it to more olive green....But not now, unfortunately. BTW- last days when I am coming back home it is already dark, so the photos have to done with bulb light. Single photo which is made in full sunlight origin from 2009. It is also not good. In my feeling the best light for photos of model is a disperssed sunlight, for example in bright but cloudy day or in a shadow. Perhaps in week-end I will manage to add some daylight shots. So - please enjoy and comments are welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek W 34 HAU K43: And family photo: Edited August 8, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Very nice indeed,......I have built a W.34 myself recently in captured RAF markings and have always fancied building the Finnish one with skis on top of the fuselage,..... I would love to see the real aircraft someday like you have. Both of your models look brilliant but I would like to see photos in daylight if you can manage this sometime? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I made this kit many many years ago and I have to say I didn't make as nice a job as you have. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Very nice. I especially like the float version. Are those sets of skis on the top? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thank you I would like to see photos in daylight if you can manage this sometime? I will add some photos in daylight during weekend Are those sets of skis on the top? Yes - and there are also paddles on the floats. This airplane was used for support of partisants behind the front line. In the cover of a finish book "Maritime Aircraft" by K.Keskinen, K.Stenman and K.Niska (issued by UUSI, 1995) there is a photo of k 43 on skis having attached skis like that on her back. Another photo is on page 42 there. That ispired me to add skis, although I have not found a photo of k43 on floats and having skis on back. However I belive, that ther must be perhaps short time, when airplane was still on floats (not skis) but she transported skis for crew, since snow cover was present despite lack of ice on sea.. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hi Jerzy: Wonderful builds as usual, I'm beguining to think that really your collection is full of nice treasures you have done over the years with all that care, love and constant quality in each work that sure, I couldn't have for many time being tired of admiring each of the wonderful subjects you have posted here. Thank you very much for sharing!!1 Cheers, Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thank you Luis I appreciate very much your comment Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Very nice and I can understand problems when building this period Junkers. Surface isn't easy to reproduce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Hi, I promised Tony to post some daylight photos of them as well. Here they are. In my feeling, there is a difference...I will rather not post more photos done in poor light, sorry for my previous set... Cheers, Jerzy-Wojtek W 34 HAU K 43: Edited August 8, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidad Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Beautiful models Jerzy. I think you have far more patience than I do. I found my Norwegian float version so difficult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Maxidad - thank you very much! - this conversion was very challanging indeed and I am not 100 % happy with result, but I liked so much a kind of charming uglyness of this K43 hydro variant, that I could not resistant... Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touvdal Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I think that your Finish build is supeer But the German sorry to say but the colector ring (you can see trougt ) on engine spoils the overall good look of the a/c pls remove and make fit better cheers Jes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Hi Jes, Many thank for your comments! - and especially that you noticed this ugly distance between collector and the cowling in W34 Hau. It is really ugly but the problem is that It was like that in original thing (Junkers W 34 Hau) - please have a look here: http://german767.rssing.com/chan-7262731/all_p4.html or here http://scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_28639.html Cheers J-W Edited August 5, 2016 by JWM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touvdal Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Sorry JW i can see i was wrong there , just did not look right when i saw it at first. Actually never notice it before and have look at lots of photoes of W-34, but now i will remeber when i make one. cheers Jes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 No prob Jes - I should emphasize this at beginning, since it is unusual feature of this design - and obviously looks like flaw in construction of model Have a nice Sunday J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyboy88 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Nice model! I am planning to build a similar model of a Finnish w34, and I wonder how you lowered the fuselage roof, and maintain the pattern? And where did you get the canopy? Best Jo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 14 hours ago, Johnnyboy88 said: Nice model! I am planning to build a similar model of a Finnish w34, and I wonder how you lowered the fuselage roof, and maintain the pattern? And where did you get the canopy? Best Jo Hi, thank you! The whole fuselage is a bit lower in K43, and the windows are in different position as you know it for sure if you have studied the possibility of conversion. The doors are also different a bit as well the surface between the engine and canopy. The whole method which I applied here I discoverd for conversion of G-24 (Plasticart) to G-24 He (the Greek one from 1941 campaign) when I constructed a new fin and rudder for it I simply did it making a thin sheets of corrugated surfaces. To get them I covered some area on fuselage with silicone, when it was hard I pulled it out and smeared on it a resin glue. You may see more details about such technique in a thread from my build of Caproni 133 as a conversion of Caproni 101 Then you have a sheets of a resin of desired kind of surface, which you can trim to desired dimensions and shapes, since it is a bit flexible depending on the kind of epoxy glue you will use. I was gluing it with the remaining plastic using CA glue , some reinforcement from the back side (a thin plastic sheets) are very helpful as well micro amounts of putty to mask the joins. I am sure you can do this as well. The windscreen is simply glue from four separate thin windows but you can do it also from a flat clear hard foil and the proper shape you can try with a paper models . Good luck! Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyboy88 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Thanks a lot! That is interesting. I will see if it is worth the effort, but your result is inspiring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I'm glad this post resurfaced. You did a great job on the two Junkers. They are so different from each other. The painting and weathering is great. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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